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of these minutiae, and, in fact, these minutiae are all that I do 
claim, being the development of the fungus, apart from the 
plant, and proving that the bodies in the interior, which had 
been supposed to be sporules of the fungus, are nothing but 
fatty particles, incapable of producing ergot, being, in fact, 
the most substantial of the proofs that the ergot is a diseased 
grain, and not a fungus, containing sporules, as Philippar, and 
previous investigators, had imagined. 
I am sorry to be obliged to make this public reply to ac- 
cusations brought against me by an anonymous correspondent, 
but I trust that nothing I may have said will prove offensive 
to Mr. Smith ; and I beg to assure that gentleman (for whom 
I, as well as many others, have always entertained the great- 
est respect,) that nothing do I here state with the view of de- 
preciating his abilities, or wishing to detract anything from 
his merits : and I do hope that Mr. Smith and F. B. will feel 
satisfied with this explanation. At the same time I must re- 
mark, that should a further correspondence be entered into, I 
shall not take notice of any more anonymous communica- 
tions, and have to express my regret that I have taken up so 
much of your valuable pages in refuting accusations brought 
against me. 
Letter to Editor of Lancet. 
